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Lisa Smith's lawyers tell Court of Appeal that former soldier was at 'lowest level' of ISIS

'There is nothing [in the evidence] beyond that she kept house for a man who did not even regard her as a person'

Irish Mirror

Senior judge warns of ‘dire consequences’ if legal system allowed to degrade

Sir Adrian Fulford made the remarks as he prepared to retire as a full-time judge.

The Independent UK

Those who lost loved ones will be at ‘heart’ of Covid inquiry – chairwoman

Former Court of Appeal judge Baroness Heather Hallett opened the independent inquiry in London.

The Independent UK

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Wrongful Convictions Aren’t Going Anywhere

The Canadian legal system is confusing and expensive, especially if you’re falsely accused of murder

The Walrus

Man, 35, handed extra time in jail for raping and strangling teen

Matthew Grant left his 16-year-old victim with a perforated ear drum and heavy bruising all over her body

Liverpool Echo

Removing Colston statue was 'cathartic not violent' says one of Colston 4

Rhian Graham said she is 'not disheartened' by Court of Appeal ruling, which can't undo what happened

Bristol Post

Human rights not a defence for significant criminal damage, court rules in Bristol Colston statue case

Court of Appeal rules that the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue was ‘violent’ and caused significant damage

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Felling of Bristol's Colston statue ruled as ‘violent act’

The toppling of the statue to slave trader Edward Colston was a violent act of criminal damage which is not protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, senior appeal judges have ruled. The statue in Bristol was felled during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020, leading to…

Evening Standard

Human rights protections were no defence to ‘violent’ Colston statue toppling REDIRECTED

The Court of Appeal has given a ruling on legal issues arising out of the prosecution of the so-called Colston Four, who were cleared by a jury.

The Independent UK

Appeal Court rules Colston 4 should not have used human rights defence

'Clarification' is 'disappointing' say Colston 4 lawyers, but they are still innocent

Bristol Post

Witness in murder appeal told the court of 'surprising' kill plot and bricks of stolen meth

A witness has told the Court of Appeal that they knew of a plot to kill drug trafficker Allan Ames and saw a kitchen bench covered in bricks of stolen methamphetamine after he was murdered.

ABC News

Colston Four: Court of Appeal will rule on legal issues arising from case

The Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, Mr Justice Holgate and Mr Justice Saini are due to give their decision in writing at 12 noon today (Wednesday, September 28)

Bristol Post

Court of Appeal due to rule on legal issues arising out of ‘Colston Four’ case

The bronze memorial to the 17th-century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol on June 7 2020.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Corbyn libel action settled ahead of trial

Political blogger Richard Millett, who was suing former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for libel, has dropped his case.

The Independent UK

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California Chief Justice on Bumble Bees as Fish (and Statutory Interpretation More Broadly)

Wednesday, the California Supreme Court denied review in this case (for more on the lower court case, see this post by Jonathan Adler and this one by Ilya Somin); Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, joined by Justices Carol Corrigan and Joshua Groban: Our denial of a petition for review does not…

Daily Record

People on legacy benefits could be due £1,500 back payments as legal team wins right to appeal

More than two million people missed out on the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift during the pandemic.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kuwaiti Court Annuls Decision to Disqualify Electoral Candidates

The Kuwaiti court of appeals annulled the disqualification of three parliamentary elections candidates and suspended decisions on five others until the constitutional court reaches a ruling on the “offender” law, thus allowing all the candidates to run in the elections that will be held on Sept. 29. The court, headed…

The Canberra Times

Prosecutors appealing in record numbers as sentences fall 'clearly short of community standards'

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions succeeded in the majority of cases it took to the ACT Court of Appeal last financial year.

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Daily Mirror

What happened to Archie Battersbee – and what was his cause of death?

Archie Battersbee tragically died at the age of 12 on August 6 after being in a coma since April. His funeral is today, with Brits across the country to pay their respects alongside the family

Wales Online

Judge to review case of baby who tried to breathe after doctors said he was dead

Mr Justice Poole is due to begin reconsidering issues at a preliminary hearing in the Family Division of the High Court in London

ABC News

Jason Bran Lees convicted over 'sophisticated' computer hacking scheme has sentence reduced

An Adelaide man convicted of diverting $1.15 million from small businesses and charities in a "sophisticated" computer hacking scheme has had his sentence reduced.

The Independent UK

No increase in sentence for police officer who tried to rape woman

The court heard his victim was throttled, punched and had her hair pulled.

The Independent UK

Parents of baby at centre of life-support fight questioned by police over ‘non-accidental’ injuries

The couple remain ‘under investigation for the injuries caused’ to the boy, court hears

ABC News

Kiribati suspends all Court of Appeal judges after row over attempts to deport High Court justice David Lambourne to Australia

The decision effectively leaves the Pacific Island nation without any functioning high-level courts, deepening its legal and constitutional crisis.

The Independent UK

Family of father executed after wrongful murder conviction given police apology after 70 years

British Somali and former seaman Mahmood Mattan was hanged at Cardiff prison on 3 September 1952 despite having numberous alibis backed by witnesses and a lack of forensic evidence

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